Franco Cerri makes the case for a sexy Scarpia

Franco Cerri taking some time off at Puccini Festival

Italian barihunk Franco Cerri is at the Festival Pucciniano at the composer's home base of Torre del Lago, where is singing in Tosca, La Rondine and La bohème. We had to share his latest picture from the beach, which made us wonder if both Tosca and Mimi chose the wrong guy.

Franco Cerri sings Scarpia's Te Deum from Tosca:

He sings Marcello in La bohème, Crébillon in La Rondine and Sciarrone in Tosca. He is working on Scarpia for a future performance and you can enjoy a preview in the video. If we were Tosca, we'd put down the knife and take our chances on the police chief!